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This August, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated release of the final season of the comedy series, Utopia, to The Terminal List‘s prequel series. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Prime Video in August 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Blow Out (August 1) Rt Score: 88% Credit – Viscount Associates

Blow Out is a neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The 1981 film follows Jack Terry, a sound engineer for a slasher film, who accidentally records evidence that proves that a seemingly ordinary accident is actually murder, and he soon finds himself hunted because of it.

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Tubi might not be as big as some of the other popular streaming services, but it does have some of the best movies and TV shows of recent times, and that too for absolutely free. The Fox-owned streaming service adds a ton of new monthly content to its ever-expanding library. So, we thought of compiling a list of the best movies coming to Tubi in July 2025.

Pale Rider (July 1) Rt Score: 94% Credit – Warner Bros.

Pale Rider is a Western film directed by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay co-written by Michael Butler and Dennis Shryack. The 1985 film follows a mysterious preacher as he single-handedly tries to protect a prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to take their land. Pale Rider stars Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Christopher Penn, Richard Dysart, Sydney Penny, Richard Kiel, Doug McGrath, and John Russell.

In the early morning hours on the outskirts of Paris, Le Roi Soleil serves as a way station for lives in transit. It’s a modest bar where the last dregs of the night mix with the first light of dawn. The air is thick with fatigue and stale beer until a sudden jolt of electricity cuts through the gloom.

Monsieur Kantz, a quiet regular, checks his lottery numbers and discovers a truth that is impossible to whisper: he has just won €294 million. For a fleeting moment, a new reality seems possible. Then, a gun appears. A shot rings out.

The dream vanishes, replaced by a body on the floor and a small paper ticket that now represents an immense, unclaimed fortune. The few remaining patrons, a collection of strangers, are left with a corpse and a choice.

Their decision to forgo a call to the authorities in favor of...

Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) president and filmmaker Tudor Giurgiu hasreflected on the Romanian event’s role as a “hub for discovering films and new voices”.

“At TIFF, it’s not just about rolling out red carpets for big stars and VIPs,” Giurgiu said in an interview withScreen on the final day of this year’s edition, which ran from June 13-22.

He cited the festival’s ability to introduce Romanian audiences to the work of Spain’s Rodrigo Cortés and Kazakh director Adilkhan Yerzhanov “who were totally under the radar here” before the festival.

The two were featured alongside...

Danish-Palestinian director Mahdi Fleifel’s second feature To A Land Unknown added to its long list of prizes when it received the €10,000 Transilvania Trophy of this year’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) in Romania at the weekend.

Berlin-based Noaz Deshe won the €3,500 best director prize for his second feature Xoftex, which had its world premiere at last year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

The special jury prize went to Chinese-American filmmaker Julian Castronovo’s first film Debut which investigates the ethics and aesthetics of forgery, while thebest performance award was presented to Ghjuvanna Benedetti for her role in...

The 24th edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival has wrapped up in Romania.

During Saturday Night’s closing gala at the National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca, British director Mahdi Fleifel’s To a Land Unknown took home the Transilvania Trophy, the festival’s 10,000-euro top prize.

The film is described as an intense drama about two Palestinian refugees living in Athens, caught between petty scams and the hope of a better life in Germany. Amid a climate of despair and moral compromise, one spirals deeper into a cycle of manipulation and exploitation of those around him.

“It was more about survival than storytelling. We struggled for nearly ten years to make it,” said Fleifel, adding of the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict: “The problem in Palestine is not the Palestinians, it’s the occupation—and that must end.”

German director Noaz Deshe’s Xoftex won the €3,500 Best Directing Award, sponsored by the Romanian Cultural Institute.

Mexico’s most prominent film festival, the Guadalajara International Film Festival (Ficg) lived up to its renown, scoring massive attendance for its milestone 40th edition, which wrapped June 14.

Led by festival director Estrella Araiza, the annual film event in Mexico’s second largest city reported 29,599 screening admissions, 7,209 participants in masterclasses and panels, and 1,473 accredited guests and industry professionals. Its inauguration fiesta alone, which featured live music and Lucha Libre, is said to have lured up to 3,500 attendees.

With the new genre cinema sidebar this year, won by Germán Tejada’s “The Innocents,” the festival marked 10 competitive sections. The Iberoamerican section was dominated by Brazil, with Best Fiction Film going to Gabriel Mascaro’s Berlin Special Jury prizewinner “The Blue Trail” and Anna Muylaert’s “The Best Mother in the World,” winning Best Screenplay, Cinematography and Performance for lead Shirley Cruz. The latter, sold worldwide by The Match Factory, won at...

Celebrating its 21st edition, the Co-Production Meetings hosted by the Guadalajara Film Festival’s (Ficg) industry program, aims to foster collaboration among producers from Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

Unfolding over the three days of industry activities June 9 -11, the selected projects vie for cash awards, one of which covers nearly the entire production of a film—from development through post-production—all in a single award, according to Industry head, Ximena Urrutia.

“It’s a significant boost for the selected projects,” Urrutia tells Variety, adding: “We have approximately 20 projects participating in the Co-Production Meetings. We work closely with each of them, identifying their specific needs and matching them with the right industry professionals to help move their projects forward.”

“These are often early-stage projects—some come to us as mere concepts or story outlines, without even a completed script. That’s all we require for submission: a clear narrative idea.

Portugal has brought a bevy of producers, directors and actors to the 40th Guadalajara Film Festival where its Country of Honor celebrations include a tribute to Portuguese actor and director Maria de Medeiros at the fest’s closing ceremony.

“Portugal is part of the Ibero-American community and I think that it’s very important for us, as a Spanish-speaking country to have the Portuguese attending in force,” explains Estrella Araiza, Guadalajara’s general director.

“I think Portuguese cinema can definitely reinforce its ties with Latin America. It has a clear sensitivity for countries outside the European Union, which is very rare and precious. Every Portuguese film I’ve seen explores complex human situations and emotions. In a world wracked by convulsion, controversy and war, I think it’s important to get back to core issues facing humanity.”

Maria de Medeiros will provide a masterclass in which she will talk about her career,...

The Guadalajara International Film Festival (Ficg) is proudly celebrating its 40th edition with a milestone: Mexico’s first-ever stop-motion animated feature, “I Am Frankelda” (“Soy Frankelda”), which opens the festival.

Running June 6-14, the country’s most prominent film festival launches a new genre section that features five pics led by Pablo Stoll’s zombie dramedy “Summer Hit” (“El tema del verano”) and Emilio Portes’ “Don’t Leave the Kids Alone.” This new by invitation only sidebar would be the 10th competitive section of the fest.

“It’s never been easy to put on a festival in Mexico – there are a lot of people who don’t really understand the work that goes into it. But what truly matters is that, for 40 years, through changing tides, shifting governments and opposition from both inside and out, we’ve kept the festival alive. And what we’ve come to realize is that...

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Hulu is one of the most underrated streaming services, even though it has some of the most brilliant movies in its library. The Disney-owned streaming service is one of the most profitable streaming services as it has great indie films because it is partnered up with great independent studios as well as some of the biggest blockbusters around. So, we compiled a list of the best movies that are available on Hulu right now.

Pulp Fiction Credit – Miramax Films

Pulp Fiction is an independent crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The 1994 film is set in the underworld of Los Angeles, and it revolves around two mobsters, a gangster’s wife, a boxer, and two criminals as their paths intertwine in a gloriously violent fashion. Pulp Fiction stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel,...

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This June, Paramount+ is a little light on original content as nothing new is coming out on the streaming service aside from the fourteenth season of SpongeBob SquarePants. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films coming to Paramount+ in June 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Boogie Nights (June 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – New Line Cinema

Boogie Nights is a drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The 1997 film is set in the 1970s, and it follows the rise and fall of Eddie Adams as he goes from being a nightclub dishwasher to a popular adult film star with a drug addiction. Boogie Nights stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore,...

Hollywood’s entertainment industry has seen a lot of filmmakers debut over the years, but perhaps none as iconic as Quentin Tarantino. A force to be reckoned with, the way he has shaped the trajectory of his career is truly commendable, with his flicks standing out for their nonlinear narratives, snappy dialogue, and a blend of violence and pop culture references.

This includes the one film that rode such unprecedented heights of success that it had Tarantino become a household name overnight: Pulp Fiction. Not only did that movie grant him unparalleled fame, but it also won him some of the biggest accolades of all time. And if you have been missing it too much, now it has also been made available to watch on Hulu!

Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction is out on Hulu now Uma Thurman in a still from Pulp Fiction. | Credits: Miramax.

Quentin Tarantino‘s first-ever...

Few films can compare to the sheer star power Quentin Tarantino assembled for Pulp Fiction. In addition to a dynamite script and deft direction, the flick serves up a dazzling mixture of up-and-coming talent and household names. The film helped to revitalize John Travolta’s career and aided in launching Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman to superstardom. One thing is for sure, Quentin Tarantino has an eye for talent and an uncompromising creative vision.

Catch Pulp Fiction on Hulu now!

If you haven’t seen Pulp Fiction in a while and count yourself ready for a return visit to the gritty crime anthology, you’re in luck. Hulu added the film to their lineup on earlier this year.

Pulp Fiction is Tarantino’s sophomore feature film. Many consider it his magnum opus. However, with a filmography like his, it’s tough for me to name just one picture as his best.

Les Films du Losange has released the trailer for Tony Gatlif’s “Ange,” starring Arthur H. and Mathieu Amalric, which screens Thursday in Cannes Official Selection as part of the Cinéma de la Plage section. The open-air screening will be preceded by a live concert featuring the film’s musicians, including Arthur H.

Les Films du Losange will distribute the film in France and is handling international sales.

The film centers on Ange, a rootless musician who, at 60 years old, feels a vital need to reconnect with his old friend Marco. Solea, his past love’s daughter, who is in revolt against the world, joins him on this journey. Together, they rediscover the path to joy.

As well as Arthur H. and Amalric, the cast includes Suzanne Aubert, Maria de Medeiros and Christine Citti.

The producer is Delphine Mantoulet at Prince Production, and the co-producers are Pastorale Productions and Cosmotone.

Exclusive: French director Vincent Maël Cardona makes his Cannes Official Selection debut with huis-clos thriller No One Will Know, which premieres as a Midnight Screening.

The drama revolves around the clients and staff of the fictitious Le Roi Soleil café in the Paris periphery who unwittingly assist in the killing of an elderly regular just after he discovers he has won €294 million ($320M) in the lottery.

With the life-changing sum in their sights if not their grasp, the disparate group battle with their consciences and one another as they figure out a way to explain the death, as well as whether and how to take possession of the prize.

“They have to agree on a scenario, a fiction and a way of recounting what happened, which is not what happened, in a convincing manner, that stands up to scrutiny,” says Cardona. “They’re doing the work of a screenwriter.”

“But...

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David Valero –podéis leer nuestra entrevista con él aquí–, presenta una historia de acoso adolescente y sus consecuencias, con un enfoque que busca sorprender al espectador al no revelar mucho antes de su estreno. Cristian Checa y Hugo Welzel encarnan a víctima y verdugo, respectivamente –también hablamos con ellos aquí–, y coinciden en una idea: «Tanto el abusado como el abusador necesitan ayuda». La vimos en su estreno en el Festival de Málaga y en nuestra crítica apuntamos que se trata de «una mirada contemporánea al cine quinqui».

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¿Una fantasía sci-fi basada en un relato corto de George R.R. Martin y protagonizada por Milla Jovovich y Dave Bautista? Sí, existe, y se llama Tierras perdidas. Una bruja, un cazador, una misión suicida y un mundo de estética western y punk.

Una quinta portuguesa © Filmax

La desaparición de su...

Los lanzamientos más destacados en cines y plataformas de streaming. © Paramount Pictures, Disney & Apple TV+

Mayo ya huele a palomitas, aire acondicionado y salas a rebosar: la temporada de blockbusters ha comenzado oficialmente. La maquinaria de los grandes estudios se pone en marcha con estrenos que buscan dominar la taquilla –una nueva entrega de Destino final para darnos pesadillas, lo ¿último? de Ethan Hunt o Lilo y Stitch en carne y hueso para compensar el traspié de Blancanieves de Disney–, sin dejar del todo de lado las propuestas más personales –el cine español que brilló en el Festival de Málaga–. Y si eres del plan sofá, manta y peli, atento también a los estrenos en plataformas, con un Guy Ritchie explorando el terreno aventurero al más puro estilo Indiana Jones contemporáneo. Estos son los 10 títulos más destacados de este mes:

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This April, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated return of Law & Order: Organized Crime to the release of underrated films like Last Night in Soho and Trainspotting. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Peacock in April 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Face/Off (April 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Credit – Paramount Pictures

Face/Off is a sci-fi action thriller film directed by John Woo from a screenplay co-written by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. The 1997 film follows FBI Special Agent Sean Archer, who catches the dangerous terrorist Castor Troy, but he soon discovers that Castor has planted a bomb. To get more information,...

“Reflection in a Dead Diamond” is a new France-produced surreal spy thriller, written and directed by Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, starring Fabio Testi, Yannick Renier, Koen De Bouw, Maria de Medeiros, and Thi Mai, with theatrical distribution Tba:

“…’John’ is 70 years old and lives in solitary luxury in a grand hotel on the Côte d’Azur. He becomes intrigued by the woman in the room next door who reminds him of his wild years on the Riviera in the 1960s, back when he was a debonair international spy in a world brimming with peril and promise.

“But when the woman mysteriously disappears, John is beset by flashbacks – or perhaps fantasies – of his glamorous and grotesque past, and the alluring women and dastardly villains who lived and died there.

“John’s reality becomes fragmented as he seeks to unravel the puzzle of his past. Memory, madness and moviemaking become increasingly difficult to separate.

Competirá por la Biznaga de Oro en el Festival de Málaga. © Filmax

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler de la película Una quinta portuguesa, el segundo largometraje de la directora Avelina Prat tras Vasil, que competirá en la Sección Oficial del 28 Festival de Málaga.

En Una quinta portuguesa, la desaparición de su mujer deja a Fernando, un tranquilo profesor de geografía, completamente desolado. Sin rumbo fijo, se hace pasar por otro hombre como jardinero en una villa portuguesa, donde entabla una inesperada amistad con la propietaria, adentrándose en una nueva vida que no le pertenece.

La película está protagonizada por el ganador del Goya Manolo Solo (El buen patrón), la actriz portuguesa María de Medeiros (Pulp Fiction) y la serbia Branka Katić (The King’s Man).

La cineasta, Avelina Prat, ha dicho: «Tenemos una vida concreta, una sola… Y, sin embargo, nos sentimos fascinados por otras vidas. Vidas de personas que conocemos,...

Protagonizada por Ana Boga y David Menéndez. © Movistar Plus+

Arranca el rodaje en diversas localizaciones de Barcelona y Berlín (Alemania) de Yo siempre a veces, una serie original de Movistar Plus+, creada por Marta Bassols y Marta Loza y producida por Javier Calvo y Javier Ambrossi.

Yo siempre a veces sigue a Laura (Ana Boga), que se quedó embarazada solo dos meses después de conocer a Rubén (David Menéndez), estando muy ciega de amor y de droga. Cinco meses después del nacimiento de su hijo, Mario, ya se estaban separando y no precisamente en buenos términos. Un libro expedido en el registro civil dice que son una familia; sin embargo, Laura cuida del niño casi sola. Lo hace con inmenso amor, fe, chispa y alegría, aunque a veces no tenga más ideas ni herramientas para cuidar de sí misma.

La serie, compuesta por seis episodios de 30 minutos, está encabezada por...

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This March, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the much anticipated true crime drama series Happy Face and also the streaming release of the horror comedy film Rumours. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films coming to Paramount+ in March 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Up In The Air (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% Credit – Paramount Pictures

Up in the Air is a comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Sheldon Turner. Based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Walter Kirn, the 2009 film follows Ryan Bingham, a man whose job is to travel places and fire people from their jobs.

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This March, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the wacky crime comedy series Deli Boys to the much-anticipated streaming release of Anora. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the ten best films that are coming to Hulu in March 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

High Fidelity (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Credit – Touchstone Pictures

High Fidelity is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay co-written by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, the 2000 film follows Rob, a record store owner who has been unlucky in relationships. However, his bad luck might...

Positive or not, all critical appraisals of Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s films inevitably land on the same talking point: their inordinate cinephilia. Rightly so: the Belgian duo’s filmography––an oeuvre now spanning four features and a handful of shorts––teems with nods to a seemingly endless cascade of Italian giallos from the likes of Mario Bava, Sergio Martino, and Dario Argento. You can call that an act of “cinematic rehabilitation,” as Justin Chang once wrote in his review of Let the Corpses Tan––though perhaps that’s only apt to ring true if you think that particular blend of hyper-stylized pulp needs rehabilitating in the first place. Hence the rather simplistic argument: fans of the classics Cattet and Forzani invoke will undoubtedly relish their works while everyone else likely writes them off as hollow tributes––or, to borrow from Stephen Holden’s far less generous take on their 2009 Amer,...

Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani waste no time establishing the freely associative rhythms of their latest film, Reflection in a Dead Diamond. Its opening pair of images, of a fizzing drink dissolving into ocean waves as they wash over a bikini-clad young woman, herald an orgiastic symphony of sensory overload. Right out of the gate, the filmmakers’ filtering of a James Bond-esque espionage tale through a grindhouse sensibility exists in such a state of emphatic stimulation that each shot feels punctuated with an exclamation point.

Cattet and Forzani, who stitch Reflection in a Dead Diamond together from a seemingly endless array of money shots and stylistic flourishes, never take their foot off the accelerator. It feels like an impossible velocity to maintain, so a big question hanging over the film is when a moment will come when viewers will be able to catch their breaths. The answer comes when the...

You’ll almost certainly know Maria de Medeiros as the choppy-bobbed girlfriend, Fabienne, of Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction (1994). But what you might not know is what she’s been up to since — unless you’re a longtime European art house expert, in which case, maybe you do.

The Portuguese actress, now 59, returns to the Berlin Film Festival this year with Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s Italian murder mystery (a genre referred to as giallo), Reflection in a Dead Diamond. The movie follows a retired spy — played by spaghetti Western icon Fabio Testi — residing in a luxurious hotel on the French Riviera. He becomes fascinated by his new neighbor, who rekindles memories of the Riviera’s vibrant days in the 1960s. But when his neighbor vanishes without a trace, Testi’s character is forced to confront his past demons.

Granted, de Medeiros is unable to attend Berlinale in person...

Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani, the filmmaking duo behind The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears, and Let the Corpses Tan, are back with a unique spin on the Eurospy subgenre with Reflection in a Dead Diamond.

Below we can exclusively unveil Reflection in a Dead Diamond’s European poster by Gilles Vranckx ahead of the film’s premiere this weekend at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Update: Shudder has acquired the film for premiere later this year.

In the film, “John D, a septuagenarian living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d’Azur, is intrigued by his next-door neighbour who reminds him of the wildest years on the Riviera during the 1960s. At that time, he was a spy in a rapidly developing world full of promise. One day, this neighbour mysteriously disappears… bringing John face to face with his demons: are his former adversaries back to wreak havoc on his idyllic world?...

AMC Networks’ Shudder has bought “Reflection in a Dead Diamond,” Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s supernatural crime film, ahead of its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.

The Shudder acquisition deal covers North America, the U.K. and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, with plans to release the film exclusively on the streamer in 2025.

“Reflection in a Dead Diamond” takes place following the disappearance of a mysterious woman, as a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d’Azur gets “confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide,” reads the synopsis.

The film stars Golden Globe-winning Italian actor Fabio Testi, Yannick Renier, Koen De Bouw, Maria De Medeiros, Céline Camara and introduces newcomer Thi Mai Nguyen.

“Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani are simply two of the greatest genre filmmakers in the world. Each film, an event,...

Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani — the husband-and-wife filmmaking duo behind Amer, The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears, and Let the Corpses Tan — are back with Reflection in a Dead Diamond.

Watch the teaser trailer for the tribute to 1960s European spy cinema below.

When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d’Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.

Fabio Testi (What Have You Done to Solange?), Yannick Renier, Koen De Bouw (Loft), Maria de Medeiros (Pulp Fiction), and Thi Mai Nguyen star.

The mystery action thriller will have its world premiere in competition at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival later this month.

Italian sales company True Colours acquired the worldwide rights to the film last year. Keep an eye out for US release details.

Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s Reflection In A Dead Diamond has closed sales to a number of key territories ahead of its premiere this month in Berlinale competition and has also exclusively revealed a first look to Screen.

Italian sales agent True Colours has signed deals with Plaion Pictures for German speaking territories and Hishow Entertainment for Mainland China. Further deals with UFO Distribution for France and Cinéart for Belgium and the Netherlands were brokered by the film’s producer Pierre Foulon of Kozak Films.

The film, starring veteran Italian actor Fabio Testi, is an homage to the 1960s...

The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for the 2025 edition, running February 13-23. It’s the first official lineup overseen by new artistic director and former BFI London Film Festival leader Tricia Tuttle, who succeeds Carlo Chatrian and brings her background as an American journalist and curator to the annual German showcase. She’s also working with co-directors of programming, Jacqueline Lyanga and Michael Stütz, to help reposition the Berlinale’s profile among the great global film festivals and lure bigger-name filmmakers in the process.

This year’s lineup, announced Tuesday, January 21, features new films from Richard Linklater, Michel Franco, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Hong Sangsoo (“What Does That Nature Say to You”), Radu Jude (“Kontinental ’25”), and Lucile Hadžihalilović (“The Ice Tower”). Already confirmed in the mix are “Mickey 17” from Bong Joon Ho and Ira Sachs’ Sundance premiere “Peter Hujar’s Day,” plus Tom Tykwer’s “The Light” opening the festival.

Following last week’s lineup announcement, the Berlinale 2025 has now fleshed out its slate with the Competition, Special, and Perspectives sections. Highlights include the world premieres of Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott; Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25; Hong Sangsoo’s What Does that Nature Say to You; Michel Franco’s Dreams starring Jessica Chastain; Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower starring Marion Cotillard; and Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Hot Milk with Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, and Vicky Krieps.

The festival will also include international premieres from Julia Loktev, Mary Bronstein, Kahlil Joseph, and more. In terms of omissions for films that potentially could have been a strong fit: there’s no Steven Soderberg’s Black Bag, Wes Anderson’s German production The Phoenician Scheme, nor Berlinale regular Christian Petzold, who wrapped Miroirs No. 3 only a few months ago.

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The Berlin Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the full list of titles set for its official competition alongside perspective and specials sidebars.

A total of 19 films have been selected for the international competition. It’s a buzzy selection with multiple titles that have been anticipated and boast high-profile names. Highlights include Richard Linklater’s latest feature Blue Moon, starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott. Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco launches his latest title Dreams in competition. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández and Rupert Friend. Franco last worked with Chastain on the Venice competition title Memory.

Elsewhere, Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude lands in competition with Kontinental ’25. Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Hot Milk starring Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw and Vicky Krieps also secures a spot alongside Hong Sangsoo’s latest What Does that Nature Say to You, and Mumblecore veteran Mary Bronstein returns as a director with If I Had Legs I’d Kick You...

When talking about Pulp Fiction 30 years later, Bruce Willis’ performance is not something that immediately comes up in discussions. Willis’s character Butch was one of the more conventional characters in the film, which was filled with image-breaking performances. However, Willis’ stardom gave a significant boost to the film at the time of its making.

Bruce Willis as Butch in a still from Pulp Fiction | Credits: Miramax Films

Interestingly, Willis was not a name that Quentin Tarantino ever had in mind for the role. It was Harvey Keitel, who played the role of Winston Wolfe, who introduced the Die Hard actor to Tarantino. At the time, Willis was one of the only A-listers among the cast.

Bruce Willis Played A Crucial Role In Pulp Fiction‘s Epic Success Bruce Willis in a still from Pulp Fiction | Credits: Miramax Films

Pulp Fiction was snubbed for the Oscars in favor of Forrest Gump 30 years ago.

Happy 30th to Pulp Fiction. Quentin Tarantino made a grand entrance with Reservoir Dogs, but it was 1994’s Pulp Fiction that solidified him as the director to watch with his unique brand of intermingling stories and 70s-inspired aesthetics. For the 30th anniversary, Pulp Fiction is returning to the silver screen in October for special presentations featuring pristine new 35mm prints in select theatres across the U.S. In addition, the film will be released on 4K Ultra HD in a 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on December 3, 2024, from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Pulp Fiction was such a milestone that not only did it catapult Tarantino’s career immensely, but the film would also become the comeback for John Travolta and it would be the breakout for Samuel L. Jackson. He would be a standout early on in the film with a Bible verse monologue right before executing an unlucky individual. Jackson...

In celebration of this Quentin Tarantino cinematic masterpieces 30th anniversary, Pulp Fiction will return to the big screen in October for special presentations featuring pristine new 35mm prints in select theatres across the U.S. In addition, the film will be released on 4K Ultra HD in a 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition on December 3, 2024 from Paramount Home Entertainment. In 1994, writer-director Quentin Tarantino blew away audiences and critics with his brazenly brilliant tribute to hard-crime capers, Pulp Fiction. Now, three decades later, the acclaimed and award-winning film continues to thrill new generations of fans with its infinitely quotable dialogue, superb cast, ingenious plot, and chart-topping soundtrack.

Critics and audiences worldwide hailed Pulp Fiction as the star-studded movie that redefined cinema in the 20th century. Writer-director Quentin Tarantino delivers an unforgettable cast of characters including a pair of low-rent hit men (John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson), a gangster's wife (Uma Thurman...

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino’s classic crime movie Pulp Fiction next month, the film is getting a new 4K Ultra HD collector’s edition (pre-order here), out December 3rd. What’s more, it will return to select theaters for a limited run.

The limited edition set includes 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, and digital copies of Pulp Fiction, and is housed in a premium slipcase containing a new slipcover with pop-up artwork of John Travolta and Uma Thurman’s iconic dancing scene, lobby card reproductions, photography, and decals. Other extras include featurettes, cast interviews, behind-the-scenes montages, festival footage, and a Tarantino appearance on the Charlie Rose Show.

Pre-order the 30th anniversary collector’s edition here. Alternatively, the standard 4K Uhd release is currently available here.

Meanwhile, Pulp Fiction will be back on the big screen in 35mm at select theaters in Los Angeles, Austin, New York City,...

Did someone order a Royale with Cheese? Quentin Tarantino’s classic crime film Pulp Fiction is approaching its 30th anniversary fast, and Paramount aims to celebrate in style! Pulp Fiction is returning to the silver screen in October for special presentations featuring pristine new 35mm prints in select theatres across the U.S. In addition, the film will be released on 4K Ultra HD in a 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on December 3, 2024, from Paramount Home Entertainment.

“30 years later, the acclaimed and award-winning film continues to thrill new generations of fans with its infinitely quotable dialogue, superb cast, ingenious plot, and chart-topping soundtrack,” reads Paramount’s official press release for the upcoming Pulp Fiction event.

The star-studded cast of Pulp Fiction includes John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Maria de Medeiros, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken, and Bruce Willis. Each...

Celebrating 30 years of excellency, Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction is coming back to cinemas in glorious 4K. More details below.

It’s hard to believe that Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction turns 30 years old, but here we are. We’re still convinced that the film came out only a few years ago, but apparently 1994 was 30 years ago. How time flies.

The film is heading back into UK cinemas to celebrate its landmark birthday and this is your chance to see the film in 4K, too. You can catch Pulp Fiction in cinemas from 23rd August.

Pulp Fiction was Tarantino’s second film and arguably lifted the filmmaker from a talent to watch to Hollywood royalty. The film starred John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Maria de Medeiros, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken and Bruce Willis and they’re pretty excellent too.

This August, Paramount+ is bringing you a lot of entertainment with the highly anticipated streaming release of the biographical film Bob Marley: One Love and a very weird but humorous and heartfelt film Sasquatch Sunset, which follows the daily lives of a Sasquatch family. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Paramount+ in August 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Airplane! (August 1)

Airplane! is a disaster absurdist comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David, and Jerry Zucker. Based on the 1957 drama film Zero Hour! by Arthur Hailey, Hall Bartlett, and John Champion, the 1980 film follows Ted Striker, a former pilot with a fear of flying as he finds himself in the impossible situation of landing a...

This August, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment with the highly anticipated Season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, an all-new action-comedy film starring John Cena and Awkwafina titled Jackpot!, and an animated Batman series titled Batman: Caped Crusader. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Prime Video in August 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Fargo (August 1)

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%

Fargo is a dark comedy crime drama film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The 1996 film follows the story of Jerry, a sales manager who is under a huge debt. To repay his loan he hatches a plan to hire two henchmen to kidnap his wife and...

Italian sales company True Colours has acquired worldwide rights to Reflection In A Dead Diamond from cult genre film directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani.

The fourth feature from the Brussels-based duo is an homage to 1960s Euro-spy stories, set in the glamorous, decadent backdrop of the Côte d’Azur. Filming wrapped in December and the film is now in post-production.

Reflection In A Dead Diamond centres on a retired spy who fears his former enemies are back for a final fight when his intriguing next-door neighbour mysteriously disappears.

Known for their unique visual style, Cattet and Forzani’s films blend action,...

El segundo largometraje de Avelina Prat tras ‘Vasil’. © Filmax

Termina el rodaje de “La Quinta”, de Avelina Prat, el segundo largometraje de la directora Avelina Prat tras “Vasil”. La película es una historia sobre cómo los lugares que habitamos y nuestro entorno social configuran quiénes somos.

En “La Quinta”, la desaparición de su mujer deja a Fernando, un tranquilo profesor de geografía, completamente hundido. Sin rumbo fijo, se hace pasar por otro hombre como jardinero de una quinta portuguesa. Allí, entabla una inesperada amistad con la dueña, adentrándose en una nueva vida que no le pertenece.

“La Quinta” está protagonizada por el ganador del Goya Manolo Solo, la actriz portuguesa María de Medeiros y la serbia Branka Katić (“The King’s Man”).

Para el rodaje se utilizaron distintas localizaciones de Barcelona y la Quinta da Aldeia, una auténtica quinta portuguesa situada en Ponte de Lima.

“La Quinta” se estrenará en cines próximamente.

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.

Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.

The Pitch: Can You Spoil Something This Surreal?

Few experiences surpass stumbling onto a jaw-dropping moment in film totally unspoiled. The big twist in “One Cut of the Dead.” The Fern Mayo reveal in “Jawbreaker.” Top to bottom, every second of “Titane.” These are scenes across varying genres and eras that live in my bones as electric moments I didn’t expect to see, but that reminded me why I whole-heartedly love the movies when I did. Hence, this column’s spoiler-free/spoiler-filled bifurcation.

Guy Maddin’s “The Saddest Music in the World” contains one such moment,...

The Cannes Film Festival has kicked off its 76th edition Tuesday with the opening ceremony to be followed by the world premiere of Jeanne Du Barry, starring and directed by Maïwenn and featuring the return of Johnny Depp to the big screen.

The premiere was attended by Maïwenn, who stars opposite Depp and alongside Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud and India Hair.

Related: Cannes Film Festival 2023: Film Premieres And Parties Gallery

Other guests who attended included Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve, Uma Thurman, Elle Fanning, Helen Mirren, Mads Mikkelsen, Emmanuelle Béart, Franz Rogowski, Maria de Medeiros, Pom Klementieff and Fan Bingbig.

The film follows the life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis Xv to become his last official mistress.

Other buzzy premieres taking place at the...

Considering Christopher Walken's entire filmography and legendary cadence, it's a little surprising that the infamous watch speech he delivers as Captain Koons in "Pulp Fiction" is, to the best of my recollection, the longest monologue the Oscar-winning actor has ever given on screen. In "True Romance," Walken gives another lengthy speech describing his unparalleled lie-detection skills, but Dennis Hopper's dead man walking history lesson takes the spotlight away from him rather convincingly. 

One of the benefits of having a writer-director on set is being fairly confident that the dialogue you're memorizing and delivering won't be cut out of the final edit. Walken's speech chronicling how a family heirloom was carried down through three generations of soldiers is not only hilariously epic, it's also a crucial plot detail. Koons is telling the story to Butch (Bruce Willis) as a young boy in the early 1960s. Cutting to present day,...

The segments that form Pulp Fiction have been the subject of a variety of theories, and one in particular adds to Butch Coolidge’s (Bruce Willis) story and gives a deeper meaning to the gold watch story. Quentin Tarantino has explored a variety of genres in his movies since the release of Reservoir Dogs in 1992, but even after all these years and many more successful projects, his second movie, Pulp Fiction, continues to be considered his masterpiece and keeps being analyzed by critics and viewers, making way for different interpretations of certain themes, scenes, and characters, and for a variety of theories as well.

Pulp Fiction is divided into segments famously arranged in non-chronological order, each one led by one or two characters, and among them is Butch, a boxer who dared to double-cross Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). Butch’s segment is titled “The Gold Watch”, but in preparation for it,...

To mark the 4K release of Pulp Fiction, we’ve been given a 4K Ultra HD copy to give away to 3 winners.

A touchstone of postmodern film, Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction is a must-have for every film fan’s collection. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, the film also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature and the Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay. The film features a star-studded cast, including John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Maria de Medeiros, Ving Rhames, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken and Bruce Willis.

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